Sacrifices (Undertale FanFic) [COMPLETED]

One

Darkness was all around me. It was familiar, but not comforting in the slightest. Footsteps to my left startled me. I jerked my head in that direction. It was... Me. A younger version of myself. They weren't facing me though. They were turned to someone else. I could see a knife in their hand.

"HUMAN," A certain skeleton's voice called out to younger me. Papyrus.

Before he could say another word, little me lunged at him.

"No!" I cried out. "Not again!"

Younger me mercilessly slashed into Papyrus as tears streamed down my cheeks. I sank to my knees as I heard Papyrus's last words once more.

"I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU, HUMAN. IF YOU JUST TRIED A LITTLE..."

His words died away as his body turned to dust.

Why?! I thought angrily. Why put me through this again? I know what I did was wrong. I was only curious, and desperate to save Chara. I wanted to stop after a little while. But then I couldn't. Something, or someone, rather, wouldn't let me. Guilt weighed heavily on my chest.

Then younger me turned my way.

"You're next."

I stopped. That voice... It wasn't mine. My eyes widened. Little me's form flickered. With each step they took, they stabilized. Soon, I was looking at a girl with a green and yellow striped sweater. Short, light brown hair framed her face, red eyes alight.

"Chara," My breath caught.

"It's been awhile, partner."

Chara broke into a run, knife poised over her head.

"AHHH-"

"AHHHHHHHH!" I woke up in a cold sweat. My breathing was erratic. I clutched the sheets for stability.

What just happened?

In the next few moments, I could hear pounding at my door.

"Frisk? Frisk, are you okay?" Toriel's frantic voice came through from the other side. "I'm coming in!" The door opened, and my gaze landed on her figure. Worry spiked in her eyes as she took in my disheveled form. "My child, what happened?"

Her voice soothed me. I slowed my breathing.

"N-Nothing," I signed, hands shaking. "Just a bad dream."

Toriel gave me a knowing look before sitting on my bed, pulling me into her warm embrace. I buried my face into her shoulder. I leaned out of her hug and gave Toriel a small smile.

"It's childish, huh. What's a seventeen-year-old getting nightmares for?" Tears pricked the corners of my eyes.

Toriel looked at me kindly.

"It's not childish. Everyone gets a bad dream every now and then."

If only she knew. These dreams had been plaguing ever since we all left the Underground. And Sans wasn't helping any.

"Would you like to tell me what it was about?"

I looked into her eyes. So soft and caring. But I couldn't tell her. She doesn't need to worry about me anymore than she already does. I shook my head. I could see a spark of sadness, but only for an instant.

"I see. I will respect your privacy, my child. Remember, you can trust me. Tell me when you're ready." Toriel smiled warmly at me before kissing the top of my head. "Goodnight, little one. Stay DETERMINED. Sweet dreams." And with that, she left.

I flopped back down onto the bed, staring at the ceiling. Going back to sleep wasn't really an option. Not unless I wanted to end up back there. Back to him. One of the two people I couldn't save, no matter how hard I tried.

I'd been through several resets trying to find a way that would allow Chara and Asriel to come back to the surface. I had eventually given up.

I remember when I had once again reached the end. My hand hovered over then RESET button. Both Asriel and Chara came to me. I was so surprised. They convinced me to do a genocide run. That it was the only way that they could have their happy ending. All the others had had theirs already, so why not?

But before I was even halfway into the genocide run, I wanted to stop. Only to find that I couldn't. Chara had taken over my body. We killed all of them. Every single last monster. This run was so short. It didn't take long to reach the judgment hall. The look of betrayal on Sans' face is forever etched into my mind. I had killed his brother. And everyone else that he cared about.

I didn't want to fight anymore. I didn't want to kill. We kept dying over and over as we fought Sans. Until I couldn't take it. I wouldn't let this happen anymore. Chara was strong, but with my DETERMINATION, I regained control of my body and spared Sans. I could see the relief in his eyes when he saw me give up. Then he killed me. I hit the RESET button for the last time as his final words rang in my ears.

"get dunked oooooooon!"

I stared into the darkness for what seemed like hours. Eventually light began to filter in my bedroom.

Another day begins.